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Turkey withdraws ambassador to Austria amid diplomatic spat

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AP Ankara
Last Updated : Aug 22 2016 | 11:42 PM IST
Turkey's foreign minister says the country has withdrawn its ambassador to Austria following a growing diplomatic spat.
Mevlut Cavusoglu said today that the ambassador was called back to Ankara for "consultations."
Ties between Turkey and Austria have been tense for several weeks, with a top Austrian official saying Turkey was heading toward a dictatorship and other leaders calling for an end to Turkey's European Union membership talks.
Turkey, in turn, has described Austria as the "capital of radical racism.

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First Published: Aug 22 2016 | 11:42 PM IST

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